365 Retail Markets intros modular smart store additions

May 23, 2025

365 Retail Markets, a provider of unattended retail technology, has launched modular smart store options designed to enhance its PicoCooler Vision product…

Viral Labubu collectible dolls arrive in Miami via vending machine

May 22, 2025

A vending machine operated by Chinese retailer Pop Mart has become an attraction at Miami's Dolphin Mall, dispensing the highly sought-after Labubu dolls…

Expanding unattended retail with Byte Technology

Explore how Byte Technology is revolutionizing unattended retail, opening new markets beyond traditional vending with smart kiosk solutions.

URI wellness vending machine offers 24/7 access to health products

May 20, 2025

The University of Rhode Island is providing students with around-the-clock access to low-cost health products through a wellness vending machine in its Robert…

Farmer's Fridge adds steak salad to vending machine menu

May 20, 2025

Farmer's Fridge, a company known for smart vending machines dispensing fresh meals in locations such as airports and hospitals, has expanded its offerings to…

Five Star Breaktime Solutions acquires key markets from Premium Solutions

May 19, 2025

Five Star Breaktime Solutions has acquired key operating markets from Premium Solutions.

Hershey's introduces Milk Chocolate with Caramel Bar for summer

May 16, 2025

The Hershey Company has launched a Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Caramel bar, a limited-edition treat for the summer. The offering combines the classic…

Coca-Cola Consolidated opens $90M Columbus facility

May 16, 2025

Coca-Cola Consolidated has opened a $90 million distribution and warehouse campus in Columbus, Ohio.

Pritzker Hageman investigates Listeria outbreak linked to Fresh & Ready Foods

May 15, 2025

The food safety law firm Pritzker Hageman, P.A., is investigating a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks distributed by…

Five Star Breaktime Solutions acquires PB&J Vending, expanding Atlanta presence

May 15, 2025

Five Star Breaktime Solutions has acquired PB&J Vending, a Metro Atlanta-based refreshment services provider, according to a press release. The move aims…

Drummonds Elementary launches book vending machine to encourage reading

May 13, 2025

Drummonds Elementary School in Drummonds, Tennessee, has introduced a book vending machine to promote literacy among its students in grades Pre-K through 5.

The meaningful application: How automation is cultivating a more responsible future

by Sandra Carpenter — Editor, Networld Media Group

Automation innovations on display at NAMA 2025 demonstrate a growing trend toward responsible, ethical and sustainable solutions for diverse industries.

Stone vending machines dispensing porcelain tiles pop up in central London

May 12, 2025

Three vending machines crafted from stone will appear around central London from May 20-22 as part of Clerkenwell Design Week, according to a Londonist report.

LA County launches vending machines offering free lifesaving health supplies

May 12, 2025

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has launched 51 Community Health Stations, which are self-serve vending machines providing free overdose…

Cantaloupe partners with Carnival Cruise Line for Celebration Key dining

May 12, 2025

Cantaloupe, Inc. and Carnival Cruise Line have partnered to implement Cantaloupe's point-of-sale technology at Carnival's exclusive destination, Celebration…

Birmingham middle-schoolers combat hygiene insecurity with vending machine

May 9, 2025

Middle school students at South Hampton K-8 School have developed a vending machine project aimed at addressing hygiene insecurity in the Ensley, Alabama…

Epson Robot dispenses custom nail polish in retail kiosk

May 8, 2025

Epson Robots has invested in Blank Beauty Inc., a Tennessee-based startup, to develop a retail kiosk that allows consumers to create custom nail polish colors…

Free contraceptive vending machine launched in Bloomington

May 5, 2025

A free contraceptive vending machine has been installed at the Gather Shoppe in downtown Bloomington, making emergency contraception, condoms and menstruation…

Australian city installs refill vending machine for household liquids

May 2, 2025

In a move hailed as a local government first, the City of Cockburn, in Australia, has installed a vending machine at its Aquatic and Recreation Centre that…

Coke holds prices steady amid trade war costs

May 2, 2025

Despite rising costs associated with the ongoing trade war, including increased prices for aluminum cans and orange juice, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the…